July of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an.
During the ban, General Zuo received the holiday axe, and 1,200 households of Yishou Tinghou were divided into 500 households, and one son was granted the title of Liehou.
Let’s not talk about General Zuo. The generals on the left and right are senior ministers and open mansions. They also include subordinate officials such as Chang Shi, Sima, and Zhong Lang. He is the sole commander of the military region.
His fake holiday yue was the only treatment given to Cao Cao's subordinates. This special right, similar to Shang Fang's sword, was not given by Boss Cao to his own family or the Xiahou family, but to Yu Jin, a person with a foreign surname.
What about the fief? At least when Xia Houyuan, commander of the Western Theater Command, was hacked to death, there were only 800 households...
Lao Cao was not bad to him, he was even so good that others were jealous.
At this time, General Yu was supervising more than 30,000 elite troops in the Guanzhong Army and marched to Xiangfan with confidence.
"Don't panic, son, Xiao, brother, I will surely break the siege of Fancheng when you come here!"
At this time, General Cao Ren and Cao Zixiao, who commanded thousands of people to guard Fancheng and was surrounded by Guan Erye's army, was congratulating himself on making an extremely correct decision.
As soon as he came, he changed the seat of defense against Guan Yu from Xiangyang to Fancheng.
Now Mianshui has been blocked by Guan Yu, Xiangyang is to the south of Mianshui, and Fancheng is to the north of Mianshui.
If he had not made this adjustment, he would have been trapped in Xiangyang, with Erye's Marine Corps in Mianshui to the north, and everyone else's territory to the south.
Even if someone comes to rescue him, he has no way to break out.
As for a last-ditch battle...don't make trouble, even if he is the reincarnation of the Soldier Immortal Han Xin, his soldiers have already lost the morale.
What about Lu Chang, who was transferred to Xiangyang by him? Well, just wish yourself well.
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Soochow, Jianye.
A man whose appearance is different from ordinary people, perhaps due to a genetic mutation, is sitting and talking with a few people.
This man with purple beard and blue eyes was Sun Quan. At this time, he was still the Han Dynasty's cavalry general and the leader of Xuzhou Mu. Speaking of which, this official position was still held by the old Liu Biao.
The people sitting at the banquet were Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Jin and other counselors.
Sun Quan twisted his beard and asked: "Now that Guan Yu has defeated Cao Ren, besieged Xiangfan, and Liu Bei has occupied Hanzhong, what do you think I should do?"
In recent years, he has been frustrated. In the west, Guan Yu built Jiangling like an iron barrel, and the Lao Liu Group was in full swing. He didn't dare to think about it.
Then go north?
In the end, no one expected it. He sent an army of 100,000 people to the north. Not only did he still fail to capture Hefei, but he almost lost his life in an attempt to block the army's rear...
Now Sun Quan finally saw an opportunity again. The Cao and Liu families were fighting lively in the land of Jingxiang, and he felt that it was time for him to make his debut.
Zhuge Jin cupped his hands and said: "General, Guan Yu has defeated Cao Ren at this time. Cao Cao will definitely send troops to rescue him. However, the northern troops cannot fight by water, so there must be nothing they can do to defeat Guan Yu."
Sun Quan nodded.
He continued: "If at this time the general leads his troops north again and conquers Hefei himself!"
"Cough cough cough...!" Sun Quan breathed heavily in his chest and coughed repeatedly.
Zhuge Jin was stunned: "General, this is...?"
"It's okay. It may have been raining a lot recently and I've suffered from some wind and cold... You continue."
"Well, take care, general." Zhuge Jin calmed down and continued, "If the general attacks Hefei north again, he will attack Wei at the same time as Guan Yu.
"If Jingxiang cannot be defeated in a long battle, or even loses troops and generals, Cao Cao will mobilize troops from Yanzhou and Hefei, and Hefei will no longer be able to support him. If Hefei is captured, our Soochow navy can march northward by water, and great things can be accomplished! "
Zhang Zhao on the other side didn't like hearing it anymore and waved his hands: "Tzuyu's words are wrong. It's not like Hefei has never been beaten before. What's the outcome?"
"Cough cough cough..."
Sun Quan was a little angry.
Revealing the shortcomings, right? Do you dare not to mention this part?
"Uh... take care, General, why don't you call a doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment?"
"I'm fine, you continue."
Zhang Zhao added: "In my opinion, the King of Wei is powerful. Although he is defeated at this time, the foundation has not been damaged, so we cannot attack by force. If we wait and see what happens, if Guan Yu wins, our army will go north to Hefei. If the King of Wei wins, then our army will The army can first take the water route to capture Jiangling and other places in Nanjun and occupy Jingzhou."
Zhuge Jin was anxious: "By then the opportunity will have been missed!"
Then the counselors were roughly divided into two groups and quarreled endlessly.
"Okay!" Sun Quan slapped the table, "I think Ziyu's words are reasonable, but I can order Jiang Qin, Xu Sheng and other generals to recruit all the sergeants and then attack Hefei!"
Of course, it’s better to go on a personal expedition...
Therefore, Sun Quan, who had not decided to backstab at this time, once again gave important instructions to attack Hefei north.
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At this time, Lao Liu and Liu Chan had already returned to Yizhou with the first group of people.
After returning from the victory, Lao Liu was warmly welcomed by the left-behind officials and generals in Chengdu. He was so praised that Lao Liu was once again elated and held a banquet for his ministers.
Liu Chan, who returned to Chengdu, finally got the exact news about Jingzhou.
The first letter said that Guan Yu had decided to lead his troops in the Northern Expedition. Because Mi Fang could not deliver enough food, grass and weapons, she played a trick of burning the warehouse with fire dragons. Guan Yu said, "I will deal with you when I come back" and led the army north.
The second letter contains the news that Guan Yu defeated Cao Ren in the field and besieged Xiangyang and Fancheng.
"In August, the Seventh Army was flooded, in September Wu Laoer hooked up with Boss Cao, in October Lu Meng and Lu Xun pretended to be his grandson, Guan Ershu transferred part of the Jiangling garrison to the north, and in leap tenth month... he crossed the river in white!"
Liu Chan was absent-minded at the banquet and went over the timetable of the Battle of Jingzhou again.
He only has more than 700 people under his command, and they are only infantry. When to enter the battlefield is critical, and which battle to participate in is also critical.
If you go early to meet up with Second Uncle Guan, he will definitely force the prince back to Yizhou. He may even kidnap him and send him back if necessary.
Even if they were lucky enough to stay, the 700 infantrymen, who were also not used to water warfare, would not be able to make any splash in a large legion battle that often numbered tens of thousands.
If it were 700 cavalry, there might still be room for maneuver.
But it was too late. Once the Yangtze River line was blocked by Soochow, people like myself would not be able to get in.
"Adou, what are you talking about?" Old Liu, who was drinking happily, saw his son mumbling on the table next to him and asked with a frown.
"Huh? Oh, I want to ask my father for something..."
Facing Liu Chan, who was smiling as if he were harmless, Old Liu immediately became vigilant. This kid had just blackmailed a fortune, what else did he want?
"Please tell me and listen."
"In this expedition to Hanzhong, apart from armors and weapons, didn't my father also capture a lot of miscellaneous items? For example, Wei army uniforms, flags, etc..."
When Lao Liu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't Xuan Kai.
But then he wondered: "What do you want these things for?"
Liu Chan said with a smile: "Zhao's business has developed well in the past few years, and has extensive trade routes from south to north. But now that the enemy and we are at war, the road is not peaceful, so we should give them some military uniforms and flags of the Wei army in case of emergency."
"How much?"
"There are thousands of military uniforms, and the flags can be as many as the troops and horses need."
It's not that big of a deal.
However, when Lao Liu heard that it was about doing business again, although his attitude was no longer the same as before, he still warned him: "You should learn more about managing the world, and don't lose big because of small things."
When Liu Chan heard that Old Liu agreed, he just nodded in agreement.
I just sighed secretly in my heart: "Old man, if I only learn these things now, and wait until my second uncle dies, even if I learn the extraordinary talents, it will be difficult for me to defy heaven. This is called losing big for small things!"
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